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Museum ribbon-cutting drew about 500; July attendance topped 1,600, commission reports
Summary
Commissioners heard that the museum's July opening drew an estimated 500 people on opening day and that roughly 1,667 people visited the building in July, with over 1,000 visitors to the museum gallery.
Doctor Jones told commissioners the museum ribbon-cutting on July 1 drew a substantial opening crowd. "We had 500 we estimate around 500 people there that day," he said, noting the governor and lieutenant governor attended along with local chamber representatives.
Jones reported about 1,667 people visited the building in July, and that more than 1,000 visited the museum proper during the first month of operations. Commissioners encouraged colleagues and the public to visit and noted plans to reuse displays at upcoming events.
